动词answer和reply辨析

动词answer和reply都表现回复，但它们的使用场合有一定的差别。

1.answer意思是“回复”，是一个平凡用词，使用范围广，可以做及物动词和不及物动词。它只对成绩大概哀求回复，包含以外表书面及举措来回复，也可以用于指对他人的叱责大概控告的回复。好比：

I cannot answer you right now.我不克不及立刻达回复你。He answered the examination paper quite well.他试卷答的相当好。

Please answer my question.请回复我的成绩。He refused to answer the charges against him.他回相对他的控告举行争辩。

2.reply当“回复，回复”讲时，常用于比力正式的场合大概做出比力正式的回复，含有针对他人的看法，颠末周到思索后的回复的意思。好比：

I sent in my application, and the university replied immediately.我递交了哀求书，该大学立刻给我回复。He replied that he had caught cold and would not come to the reception.他回复说，他伤风了，以是不克不及分开场招待会。

I asked him several questions, but he did not reply although it seemed tom me that he had been thinking about them seriously.我问他几个成绩，他都没回复，固然我感受他仿佛仔细地思索了这些成绩。

3.必要注意的是：answer后方跟的宾语是telephone、door、bell时，表现的是对这些事物“做出反响”，是一种安稳搭配，即answer the telephone（接电话）、answer the door（开门）、answer the bell（应门）。这里就不克不及用reply。好比：

She answered her phone on the first ring.她在响第一声铃时就接了电话。

reply to 和answer偶尔后方接相反的宾语，从字面上看，它们的意思相反，但实践涵义不太一样。好比：

Did he answer your letter?他回复你的信了吗？

I will reply to his letter at once.我立刻给他复书。

例1中的answer your letter主要侧重写复书，分析已收到来信，复书的内容并不一定紧张。而 reply to his letter则侧反复书的内容，对来信中提到的每一个点都要逐一做出回复，有较强的针对性。再好比：

answer his salute； reply to his salute

answer his salute表现关于他的行礼做出反响，好比摇头、招手、含笑都可以。而 reply to his salute表现以礼相还，也就是说他对你行礼，你也对他敬个礼